Police had North Avenue closed off at Route 1&9 for utility work. Fitzgerald, who lives on North Avenue, drove at about 8 a.m. through the police barricade into the work zone, Fort Lee Police Chief Keith M. Bendul said.

Fitzgerald then backed up and struck a parked car, Bendul said. The two officers assigned to the site arrested him.

There were no injuries or substantial damage to the construction site or car, Bendul said.